Goodbye To United International First Class; Which Airline Will Be The Next To Axe First Class?
United quietly killed off their international first class cabin last week.
Planes that still have the old first class seats are being converted to have...
United Will Fly To Tahiti Year-Round!
United flew their inaugural flight to Tahiti yesterday.
When the route was announced last year it was supposed to run for the winter season only. That...
AAmerican’s Horrendous New Irregular Operations Policy And AAnother Trip In Vain To NYC For My Grandfather’s 90th
In September 2015 Delta and American ended their interline agreement. Delta wanted more money to accommodate American's passengers as Delta's operational performance is much...
United Strikes Back Against El Al In San Francisco: Round 2!
United started flying between San Francisco and Tel Aviv on 3/30/16 with 3 weekly 787-8 (788) flights. The flight was so successful that it was...
Southwest Is Killing Service Between 2 Major East Coast Airports And Fort Lauderdale
The hits keep coming for Fort Lauderdale service.
Southwest will discontinue service from Newark-Fort Lauderdale and Washington DC/IAD-Fort Lauderdale. Their final flight on those routes...
JetBlue Is Killing Service To Several Cities In January, Roundup Of New And Ending Routes
Effective 1/8, JetBlue will be ending service to:
Washington-Dulles (IAD) will lose all service.
Daytona Beach (DAB) will lose all service.
S. Croix (STX) will lose...
Swiss Will Fly You To Tel Aviv, But Remains “Neutral” By Replacing Tel Aviv With Esh Sheikh Muwannis On Their Inflight Map
Swiss flies 2 widebodies every day between Zurich and Tel Aviv and is one of the few airlines with lie-flat business class seats between...
If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them: JetBlue Will Launch Basic Economy Next Year
Basic Economy was created by Delta to respond to ultra low cost carriers like Frontier and Spirit. United quickly matched and made it even...
American Matches Baggage Fee Increase
JetBlue kicked off the latest round of baggage fee hikes by raising the cost of the 1st checked bag to $30 and the 2nd checked...
Delta Matches Baggage Fee Increase
JetBlue kicked off the latest round of baggage fee hikes by raising the cost of the 1st checked bag to $30 and the 2nd checked...
It’s Time For Religious Jews To Rethink Taking Flights That Are Too Close To Shabbos
Thursday night's El Al flight 26 from Newark to Tel Aviv was delayed from 9:10pm until 1:07am. Its arrival into Tel Aviv was delayed...
United Will Invest $200MM In Hawaii Airports And Change When They Fly To Hawaii
I've flown to Hawaii 8 times since my first trip out there when I posted and grabbed a deal paying just $87 for airfare and...
Free Sample Of GoGo In-Flight WiFi Today; My In-Flight WiFi “Hacks”
T-Mobile One plans always offer an hour of free GoGo in-flight WiFi for their customers in addition to unlimited free texting in-flight. T-Mobile One Plus...
United Matches JetBlue’s Baggage Fee Increase
JetBlue kicked off the latest round of baggage fee hikes by raising the cost of the 1st checked bag to $30 and the 2nd...
Air Canada Increases Checked Baggage Fees
Air Canada is raising checked bag fees for tickets bought starting 8/21 for travel on or after 10/5.
The fee for the first checked bag...
JetBlue Is Increasing Their Baggage And Change Fees, Will Other Airlines Follow Their Lead?
Just a few years ago JetBlue was one of the few airlines offering free checked bags. That fee increased to $15, $20, and then...
Cathay Pacific Is Restoring An Awesome Benefit When Flying From Hong Kong
Update: Cathay Pacific has brought back in-town checkin for USA bound flights!
Priority Pass Adds A New “Lounge” Offering In Tel Aviv!
Priority Pass has been adding all kinds of non-traditional lounges such as bars and restaurants to their airport lounge network.
JJ flew out of Cleveland...
Alaska Airlines Will Kill Their Price Drop Policy Next Month; Roundup Of Airlines That Give Credit When Prices Drop
Alaska Airlines currently offer a full airfare credit if you buy airfare and the price goes down at any time. Effective for tickets purchased...
American Is Actually Improving Basic Economy Fares; Your Move United
Delta started the Basic Economy madness, but Scott Kirby single-handedly made it worse. He designed it to exclude overhead carry-on baggage unless you had...
WOW! Will The Cheapest Flight Option Between The US And Israel End In October?
WOW started flying from North America last September and they have had sale fares to Tel Aviv for as little as $220 round-trip.
As an...
El Al CEO: Refusing To Sit Next To Another Passenger Will Result In An Immediate Ejection From The Plane
El Al flight 2 from JFK to Tel Aviv last Thursday evening was delayed 75 minutes in part due to 4 charedi men who refused to...
With El Al, What’s Good For The Goose Isn’t Good For The Gander; How El Al Managed To Anger Everyone On Flight 8
Related posts (Read these first):
El Al Diverts Flight 8 From JFK To Tel Aviv, Shamefully Flies Passengers Far Too Close To Shabbos And...
British Airways Not Honoring London-Tel Aviv Fare
Last Friday, British Airways cancelled the reservations of people who booked $257 round-trip tickets from London to Tel Aviv on last Monday. That's exactly why I...
David Neeleman Is Back With Another New Airline; A Hybrid Of JetBlue And Azul?
David Neeleman is the most prolific airline creator of our times.
He co-founded Morris Air in the 80s and sold it to Southwest after less...
Here’s How El Al Circumvents Shabbos Flight Restrictions
I wrote earlier today about the El Al flight 8 fiasco. That flight diverted to Gander and then pulled up to the gate in...
El Al Diverts Flight 8 From JFK To Tel Aviv, Shamefully Flies Passengers Far Too Close To Shabbos And Strands Them At Athens Airport
El Al has had a miserable couple of weeks. Globes reports that El Al has been forced to cancel 4 round-trip flights to Boston...
United’s Transatlantic “Basic Economy” Is Not All That Bad…But Will They Have To Make It Worse?
American and Delta already offer highly restricted basic economy fares on Transatlantic routes, but United just launched their own version of it last week.
The good news...
3 Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses Are Now Accessible Via Priority Pass
Many people have access to Priority Pass lounges from credit cards like AMEX Platinum or Chase Sapphire Reserve®. Currently Sapphire Reserve cardholders can bring...
Woman Loses Global Entry And Fined $500 Over An Apple…And It Could Have Happened To Me
Update: Congressman Ed Perlmutter met with US Customs after hearing her story and got them to waive Crystal's fine and reinstate her Global Entry...
The Longest Flight In The World Returns To Newark On October 11; Here’s What I Thought Of The 19 Hour Flight When I Flew...
Singapore Airlines will resume flying the longest commercial flight in the world from Newark to Singapore on October 11. The 9,534 mile flight takes a...
El Al: New 787 Routes, Route Launch Cancellation, End Of 747/First Class Dates, Sandwiches Instead Of Meals, And How To Fix What Ails It
El Al is in the midst of retiring their current long-haul fleet, which consists of aging 747, 767, and 777 aircraft. They are being...
United Agents Have No Clue If Carseats Are Allowed In Polaris Class, Here’s What We Learned On Our Flight From Tel Aviv To Newark
We just got back from spending the last couple weeks in Israel and am catching up what I've missed in the airline miles and...
Are Awful Kosher Airline Meals Our Own Fault?
Any kosher observant airline passengers has their share of KSML (airline-speak for a special kosher meal) horror stories. Often times the meals aren't loaded...
Spirit Will Finally Add Onboard WiFi
I’m no fan of ultra low cost carriers like Frontier and Spirit. I don’t like their nickel and diming to reserve a seat or get...
Another Week, Another Southwest Flight Diverted With A Cracked Window
A DansDeals reader aboard Southwest Flight 957 from Chicago/MDW to Newark reports that his flight was just diverted to Cleveland after a window shattered during...
Listen To The ATC Audio Of Southwest Flight 1380
Related post: El Al Flight 1008 Has Just Taken Off From Goose Bay To Tel Aviv; Listen To The Audio Of The El Al...
Quick Thoughts On The Latest Dr. Dao Lawsuit, United’s Newest Polaris Conversion, And Flying On Beds In The Cargo Hold
Chicago Aviation security officer fired over passenger dragging sues city, United Airlines
James Long sums up what's wrong with the 21st century. He...
It’s Been A Ruff Month For United, Will 4 Hours Of Compassion Training Fix The Airline?
United started the Chinese year of the dog off with a bark.
Anecdotally, United agents seem to be friendlier than say, American agents. But that's...
So, You Want To Get Bumped And Make $10,000?
Back in my single days I'd do some crazy things to earn miles and vouchers.
I flew home from my smicha program in Los...
